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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry B - Church Stretton A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.03.27"] [Round "Bd 3"] [White "Lear, Jamie"] [Black "Fowkes, Stephen"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1733"] [BlackElo "1521"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2160476470297979"] [EventDate "2025.03.28"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ba2 Nf6 6. Nc3 (6. d3) (6. Ne2 {main lines}) 6... Be7 (6... d4 7. Qe2+ Be7 8. Nb1 Nc6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd5 11. O-O Be6 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Nfd2 Rae8 16. Qh5 f5 17. Ng3 f4 18. Nge4 Rf5 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Qd1 f3 21. g3 Rf7 22. Kh1 Qh3 23. Rg1 Ng4 {0-1 Adelise,T (1735)-Mestdagh,F (1937) La Fere op 8th 2009 (1)}) 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 $146 (8. Nge2 Nc6 {transposes to 23 games}) 8... Re8 $15 {space advantage} 9. Nf3 Bd6+ 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. Bg5 d4 (11... Nbd7 $17 {SF17}) 12. Bxf6 (12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qxe4 17. Bxd6 Qxg2 18. Rh2 Qc6 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Qd3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. O-O-O c4 23. Nxd4 cxd3 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxd3 Re8 $11 {SF17, a bit convoluted}) 12... Qxf6 $17 13. O-O Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxf3 15. Ng3 Qf6 (15... Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Nc6 $17 {SF17}) (15... Qf4 $17 {SF17}) 16. Qg4 Qf4 17. Rae1 Nc6 18. Bd5 (18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Qd7 Rf8 20. Qxb7 Ne5 21. Qe4 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 24. Bd5 Nh4 25. b3 Kf8 $11 {SF17}) 18... g6 (18... Kf8 $17 {SF17}) 19. Qd7 {winning pawns, but taking the Q away from the protection of the K} Ne5 $19 (19... Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Ne5 $19 {SF17}) 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Qxa7 Nf3+ (21... Rxb2 22. Kg2 Rf8 23. Re2 (23. Re4 Qf6 24. Qa4 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Bxg3 26. Kxg3 Qg5+ 27. Kh2 Qxd5 $19) 23... Nxd3) 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Ne4 (23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Ne4 Qf4 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. a4 Kg7 27. Qb7 Qf4 28. Rd1 Re2 29. Qg2 Qb8 $11 {SF17}) 23... Rxe4 $1 {removing Wh's best piece} 24. Rxe4 (24. dxe4 Be5 $1 (24... Qf4 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 Rxb4 {leaves Bl a pawn up, with still some time needed to win}) 25. Qa6 Qxh3 26. f4 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Bxf4 28. Re2 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Be3+ 30. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh2 Qxe4 $19 {SF17}) 24... Qxh3 25. Rfe1 {perhaps to avoid conceding a draw, but Bl now has a standard mating sequence.} (25. f4 {Bl indeed can have a perpetual for a draw, but there is more to be obtainend out of the position} Qg4+ (25... Rxb2 26. Qa8+ Kg7 27. Re2 Bxf4 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 Be3+ 30. Kf1 Ra2 {and Bl's 3 passed K side pawns advance for an easy win}) 26. Kf2 (26. Kh1 Rxb2 27. Qa4 Kg7 28. Kh2 Kh6 29. Qc4 f5 $19 {f4 falls}) 26... Rxb2 27. Qa4 Kg7 28. Qc4 Qh4+ 29. Kg2 f5 $19 {SF17}) 25... Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Bg3+ 27. Kg1 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1
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